@Ramhound Turning off UAC doesn't help in Windows 8, for files which are run from the Program Files (x86)-directory and possibly others.
– Aske B.Sep 30 '13 at 17:08

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@Ramhound I found this problem today with the application "Notepad++". When I open files it doesn't run the program as administrator. I had to go to the directory of Notepad++ and open it as admin, and then open the file there. This problem never occured for me before I got Windows 8. All programs were run as admin by default when UAC was off, in Windows 7, to my experience. EDIT: and I needed the admin rights because I couldn't save the changes because it claimed the file was open in another program.
– Aske B.Sep 30 '13 at 17:19

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@Ramhound I'm no expert so I can't prove you wrong but I used Windows 7 for several years and never experienced problems, and I only got Windows 8 two weeks ago, so it was my first thought. Plus it keeps asking me for permission if I want to edit files in certain directories, which clued me things had changed, since I never experienced that on Windows 7, after turning UAC off, of course.
– Aske B.Sep 30 '13 at 17:27

This is an accepted answer, howerver it shows how to always run as admin a particular program. When I read OP's question title, I was pretty sure, that I'll find here a solution, how to run all programs in Windows 8, always as admin. Strange...
– trejderSep 30 '14 at 11:49

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Windows tries to be retarded as Mac OS. They forgot what is their target.
– mrosiakOct 20 '15 at 16:20

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+1 for the hidden feature in option 2. For a non-technical user, this might be the first he tries, but for a power-user that knows what he actually is trying to do, he will never try to "Trubleshoot program"...
– aweJun 2 '16 at 6:11

I came here for this answer, even though it's not an answer to the question really :P, I launch an app via a batch file and needed it to have admin rights, this fixed it, even though the original batch file wasn't launched with admin rights. (I have UAC disabled)
– FreeSoftwareServersMay 3 '18 at 9:28

By definition this just removes the prompt; EnableLUA specifies whether Windows® User Account Controls (UAC) notifies the user when programs try to make changes to the computer. UAC was formerly known as Limited User Account (LUA).
– Mike PerrenoudSep 9 '14 at 16:12

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@MichaelPerrenoud It completely disables UAC, you should try it at least before voting down. Btw: Prompt will be disabled when you take the slider down to the min value.
– 0x8BADF00DSep 9 '14 at 16:45

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You know what, you're right my friend. I disabled UAC a much different way, through local groups, but when checked the registry key the value is in fact 0 now. Please edit your question so that I can up vote your answer. I'm sorry.
– Mike PerrenoudSep 9 '14 at 16:53

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I meant to say edit your answer with something more and I can change my vote.
– Mike PerrenoudSep 9 '14 at 19:45

It is generally preferred that answers be more complete instead of relying totally on another website, which can move or go down unexpectedly. If possible copy your answer from that site here.
– HeptiteJul 12 '14 at 8:17

Due to AlEXIX's comment I have designed a batch store in "sendto" folder, then use right click menu "sent to" function to add "exe" in the registries run with admin right. I have tested success but each time cannot add more than fifty exe files to the registries. Also before you use the batch, cmd.exe must configured "run as admin", here is my batch code: